Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun shrimp alfredo. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun shrimp alfredo using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
- Prepare 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided and cubed
- Prepare 2 cups heavy cream
- Take 4 oz. brick style cream cheese, sliced into cubes
- Get 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 large tomato, diced
- Get 3 tsp. Cajun seasoning, divided
- Get 1/4 tsp. each black pepper, onion powder
- Prepare 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- Take 1/2 cup freshly shredded gouda cheese
- Get 1 lb. penne pasta (or other shape)
- Get 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
Steps to make Cajun Shrimp Alfredo:
- Place a large pot of water over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, cook the pasta according to package directions and drain it. Return the drained pasta to the pot and set it aside.
- While waiting on the water to boil, in a large, deep skillet, heat the 1 tbsp. butter over med-high heat. Once it's melted, add the shrimp. Season it with 1 tsp. of the cajun seasoning and cook until it is pink and opaque. Remove it to a plate, cover the shrimp with foil and set it aside.
- Place the cream, the 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese into the same skillet. Whisk it together often while it all melts.
- Once the butter and cream cheese are melted and smooth, whisk in the remaining 2 tsp of cajun seasoning, the pepper, the onion powder, the garlic, the tomatoes, the parmesan and the gouda. Whisk until the cheese melts completely.
- Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 or so minutes, to thicken up. Then combine the sauce and the shrimp with the pasta in the pot. Toss everything together until it's all incorporated.
- Serve immediately and enjoy. Refrigerate any leftovers.
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